Faun Fighting a Snake

Faun Fighting a Snake

Hercules en de Hydra

RP-P-OB-1846

collector's mark: Lugt 240

Although the inscription indicates ‘Hercules’, the pointed ears of the figure reveal him to be a faun (forest god). The engraving is based on a drawing by Andrea Mantegna in the British Museum collection, in London. Besides following the master’s design, the anonymous engraver also emulated his robust style of drawing with thick, closely placed parallel lines.

Hind (Italy) 20

• print maker: anoniem
• after print by: after print of Andrea Mantegna

c. 1500 - c. 1550

kopergravure

height 285 mm x width 200 mm

De stijl en het onderwerp van deze prent wijzen op een nauwe relatie met het werk van Andrea Mantegna (zie documentatie).

Public domain

• Hind (Italy) 20
• The Illustrated Bartsch 23

To refer to this object, please use the following persistent URL:

https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200123284